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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1941

Page

7

Supreme Court to Rehear Wife Murder Case of James

The court agreed to reconsider its four to four ruling upholding Robert S. James’s wife murder conviction after two rattlesnakes were shown to the jury. James seeks a rehearing arguing constitutional questions warrant a majority decision. The case is set for argument October 13.

Washington Supreme Court Robert S. James Los Angeles James James C. McReynolds J. C. Lomax New Caney Texas California Murphy

Letters Testamentary Granted in Mor e en County

Oliver R. Johnson is named as executor of the last will and testament, letters granted on April 26 1941 by Judge T C Almon of the Probate Court of Mor een County. All persons with claims must present them within the legal time or be barred, per notice dated April 20 and published May 6 and 18.

T. C. Almon Probate Moreen County Oliver R. Johnson

Mrs. Mary Dunn Claimed by Death in Alabama

After a lingering illness Mrs. Mary Cobb Dunn died at her home near Farlye Alabama on Friday May 2. She was 47 and a longtime member of Lacey Spring Baptist Church. She leaves two children Helen Marie and Howard one sister Mrs Bert Guire of Decatur and one brother Grady Cobb among many friends.

Mary Cobb Dunn Farlye Alabama Lacey Spring Helen Marie Howard Bert Guire Decatur Grady Cobb

Horse struck by car in Texas downpour

Two Baptist ministers and a soldier in Brownwood Texas were in a car hit by a rain caused crash when a horse was lifted by the storm and crashed through the car roof. Rev. O B Yancey was treated for a minor head injury.

Brownwood Tex Texas O. B. Yancey

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